How to do the Pike Push-Up
- Begin with your hands shoulder-width apart and feet far behind you on the floor.
- Form an inverted 'V' shape by lifting your hips and walking your feet closer together.
- Lower your head toward the floor, bending your elbows and keeping them angled back.
Full technique — 7 steps
- Start on the floor with hands shoulder-width apart and feet set behind you.
- Lift your hips high and walk your feet in to form a strong inverted V.
- Press your shoulder blades apart, straighten your legs as able, and keep your head between your arms.
- Bend your elbows and lower your head down and slightly forward toward the floor.
- Keep most of your weight over your hands as your elbows track diagonally back.
- Lower until the crown of your head reaches the floor or your deepest controlled range.
- Press through your palms to straighten your arms and return to the inverted V position.
Common mistakes
- Hips too far behind hands
- Turning it into a push-up
- Elbows flaring straight out
- Stopping far above the floor
- Collapsing through the upper back
Form cues
- Keep hips over hands
- Shift weight forward
- Lower crown of head
- Press back to pike
